Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.2M
-39.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
160K
$114.05 per claim
Patients
43K
29,778 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$18.2M
$426.16 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.2M for Olmesartan-Amlodipine-Hctz in 2024, for 159,694 prescriptions and refills to 42,735 patients (down 39.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $114.05.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Olmesartan-Amlodipine-Hctz in 2024: $1.8M for 17,358 claims, followed by New York ($1.8M).
Yuri Busi, cardiology in Glendale, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Olmesartan-Amlodipine-Hctz in 2024: 764 claims costing $68K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Busi Glendale, CA | Cardiology | 764 | 161 | $68K |
| Eliscer Guzman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 612 | 208 | $57K |
| Farrell O Mendelsohn |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24,503 | 130,270 | 33,579 | $25.1M |
| 2023 | 26,668 | 142,629 | 37,945 | $29.9M |
| 2024 | 29,778 | 159,694 | 42,735 | $18.2M |
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Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Cardiology |
| 343 |
| 92 |
| $35K |
| Murtaza Mussaji Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 249 | 68 | $35K |
| Yili Huang Elmhurst, NY | Cardiology | 338 | 116 | $33K |
| Arutyun Topsakalyan Glendale, CA | General Practice | 448 | 59 | $32K |
| Ahsan H Kathawala Memphis, TN | Internal Medicine | 201 | 68 | $31K |
| Barry H Lowell Mount Arlington, NJ | Cardiology | 182 | 58 | $27K |
| Harish N Thakkar Sugar Land, TX | Internal Medicine | 195 | 59 | $26K |
| Hajir E Dilmanian Brooklyn, NY | Nuclear Medicine | 254 | 99 | $23K |
| Eduardo L Pignanelli New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 222 | 82 | $22K |
| Saugato Sanyal Marlton, NJ | Cardiology | 121 | 50 | $21K |
| Juan L Caparros Gonzalez Winter Haven, FL | General Practice | 133 | 51 | $21K |
| Jack Azad Los Angeles, CA | General Practice | 101 | 32 | $20K |
| Reginald L Robinson Washington, DC | Cardiology | 147 | 56 | $20K |
| Zarine Ter-Poghosyan Burbank, CA | Family Practice | 259 | 39 | $20K |
| Jasjit Walia Elizabeth, NJ | Cardiology | 176 | 60 | $20K |
| Gerard Abreo Webster, TX | Cardiology | 165 | 42 | $20K |
| Lawrence R O'Connor Glendale, CA | Cardiology | 200 | 46 | $20K |
| Andreas Muench Dothan, AL | Cardiology | 128 | 47 | $20K |
| Matthew N Powell Muskegon, MI | Family Practice | 139 | 36 | $19K |
| Sudhir Kumar Forrest City, AR | Internal Medicine | 154 | 38 | $19K |
| Guido D Abellera Stockton, CA | Family Practice | 151 | 43 | $19K |
| Frederick D Harris Cleveland Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 147 | 52 | $19K |
| Garrett White Savannah, GA | Nephrology | 158 | 63 | $18K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Par Pharm. | 101,849 | $12.1M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 46,727 | $4.9M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 8,513 | $923K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 2,665 | $266K |